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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Ryoichi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoichi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A displaying apparatus is disclosed which displays part of a target object in magnified fashion and scrolls what is being displayed of the target object in accordance with instructions from a user. The displaying apparatus includes an inputting device operable to input the instructions from the user, and a controller operable to control a display device so as to switch the display of the target object in accordance with the input through the inputting device. The controller causes the display device to start scrolling the display so as to zoom out on the target object in response to the scroll instruction from the inputting device, and to either zoom in on the target object until an initial scale of the target object is restored before ending the scroll, or to terminate the scroll so as to zoom in on the target object until the initial scale thereof is restored.